Saturday, June 14, 2014

iKout: The Kout Game Guide

iKout can be played by 4 or 6 playersTricks
A 'Trick' is a single round where each players plays a single card
A team can win a trick by playing the highest ranking card.
The first player starts by playing a card of their choosing.
Every consequent player must play a card within the same suit in counter-clockwise fashion.
If they don't have a card in that suit, any card could be played.
The highest card played in the trick wins it for the player's team.
The winner of a round is determined by the EATS

Betting & Trump
In every dealing round, players can pass or bet the amount of eats they can get.
The player with the highest bet will pick the trump suit.
The only two cards stronger than it are the joker and trump ace.

Jokers and Mockers
The joker is the strongest card in the game.
It can be played at any time during your turn.
The mocker is the second strongest card in the game.
It will only lose against the Trump Ace.

Winning
Win the game by reaching the score target.

Match Scoring
The current match scores can be access by the bottom left icon.
Once a team reaches the target score, they win the match.